Henry Ford Trade School (Ford Apprentice School) at the Rouge Plant, Dearborn, Michigan, 1938
THF116457 / Henry Ford Trade School (Ford Apprentice School) at the Rouge Plant, Dearborn, Michigan, 1938
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Artifact Overview
Boys who attended the Henry Ford Trade School learned by doing. The school, the brainchild of Henry Ford, trained teenage boys in a variety of skilled industrial trade work -- machining, metallurgy, drafting, and engine design, among others. Students created useful components for local factories in hands-on lab and shop classes. In addition to the manual training received, academic classes were required.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Date Made
10 March 1938
Subject Date
10 March 1938
Place of Creation
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
84.1.1660.P.833.69954
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Linen (Material)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 7.5 in
Width: 11 in
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